The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain adjustable child carriers and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed on behalf of The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc. of Torrance, California, on June 22, 2026. Supplements to the complaint were filed on June 23, 2026, and July 8, 2026. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain adjustable child carriers and components thereof that infringe certain claims of the patents asserted by the complainant. The complainant requests that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following respondents in this investigation:
Mabe, LLC, Shelley, Idaho
Quanzhou Baby Nice Infant and Child Products Co., Ltd., Quanzhou City, China
Xiamen Funwhale Technology LLC, Xiamen City, China
Xiamen New Baby Products Co., Ltd., Xiamen City, China
Koi Trading Services, Diamond Bar, California
Portier USA, LLC, Sheridan, Wyoming
Ava + Oliver, LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii
Artipoppe B.V., Lexmond, The Netherlands
Bugaboo Xiamen Industrial Co. Ltd., Xiamen, China
Bugaboo International B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bugaboo North America, Inc., New York, New York
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1514), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission. Read More→
https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0722_68948.htm
